May be administered IV direct, by IV infusion or by endotracheal tube by a nurse in Adult Critical Care with an order.

May be titrated by a nurse in Adult Critical Care.

May be administered IV direct or by endotracheal tube by Medical Directive for pulseless ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation by an ACLS certified nurse or RRT.

Must be administered via central venous access device; in emergency situations may be temporarily infused through a peripheral vasuclar access device until a central venous line can be established.

Patient requires placement of an arterial line to monitor BP.

Continuous infusions must be administered by infusion device and the pump library must be enabled.

Should not be infused via the proximal injectate port (blue) of a pulmonary artery catheter. If this is the only available central venous line, it may be administered through the proximal injectate port but thermodilution cardiac output measurements must not be measured during infusion).